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Factory-filed cases against 48,000 workers withdrawn

The government has withdrawn cases against 48,000 workers previously filed by factory owners, labour and employment adviser M Sakhawat Hossain

Hop Lun launches #SHECAN initiative to support workers

Global apparel company Hop Lun has officially launched its new #SHECAN initiative across multiple factories in Bangladesh, aiming to benefit

Nassa Group to permanently close 16 RMG factories amid crisis

A total of 16 garment factories under Nassa Group will be permanently closed as authorities failed to continue operations due

Tarique warns of economic risks before LDC graduation

Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman has warned that the country could face significant economic challenges affecting businesses, workers,

BEPZA to set up fund ensuring worker wages in closed factories

Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) is planning to establish a fund to ensure payment of wages and benefits to

Rising temperatures threaten worker health, productivity

A new technical report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned that rising global

Bangladesh allows five trade unions per factory, 20 workers to form each

The government has approved proposals to make it easier for workers to form trade unions, allowing as few as 20

Global garment makers urge US buyers to share tariff burden

Global garment manufacturers have called on US buyers to take shared responsibility as escalating tariffs threaten the industry, workers, and

Many factories fail to pay wages, bonuses before eid holidays

Many industrial units across Bangladesh, under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Police and excluding those within the Dhaka Metropolitan area,

Factories fail to pay festival allowances by deadline

Majority of industrial units under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Police (IP), excluding those in Dhaka Metropolitan area, had yet